I'm half Japanese & half Chinese born the the Philippines, New Jersey raised. When approached by Filipinos they talk to me in Tagalog immediately. Japanese talk to me in Japanese. Chinese that approach me either talk to me in Mandarin (here in Japan) or Cantonese (when in the USA). One time I was mistaken for Laotian. In my army days people would get off saying I'm such a Jersey boy.
I have to comment on this… In America, there are two predominant cultures: white and black. Being raised in the US, you will adapt to either. People need to chill. And yes, I am from the Bay Area. 😂
It’s just being in America around white people and speaking English make you white asian? The only two extreme examples would be back in the day with a hollister or American eagle with a puka necklace and being in a frat or an Asian girl speaking with a valley girl accent. That’s pretty much it
@@ZR-yo6yhsuburban, clear English, less cussing, hunting with your kids, fishing, business, truck driving. Black is having sex more, cussing more, using AAVE slangs, obsession with shoes designers, listening to rap.
As a Black who grew up in Florida and now lives near D.C., I've never encountered an Asian that talks like that so, tbh, it would catch my attention (😍). But I definitely understand that it comes just as natural for them, just as it comes natural to some Blacks to "talk white".
Filipinos seem more integrated into the hip hop scene in the Bay than elsewhere ala Q-Bert, P-Lo, etc. They are also in the tagging scene, with Dream and whatnot.
@@letsgowalknah its not like that..we filipino have a tribe that we called Aeta which sometimes we called them the N word not to discriminate them thats just how we describe them. Darker skin and curly hair.
Not all Filipinos have the aeta bloodline , they were apparently the first known inhabitants of the Philippines but then the Malays and Indonesians came after , so now it's more a mixture of aetas , Malays and Indos then Spain and the last two that's more dominant . Don't forget we also traded with Chinese for a very long time before the Spaniards came , then lastly the Americans. Goodluck.
Aetas were the first to populate the Philippine Islands and are closer to the people of New Guinea and aboriginal Australians. After the invention of outrigger boats Austronesians came later from Southern China down to Taiwan and then spread to Southeast Asia and as far as Madagscar and New Zealand. In a society that glorifies fair skin, most Filipinos do not want to inter-marry with Aetas because they are black and their children could be bullied at school for being dark skinned so those Filipinos living in the US who claim to be part black are ignorant. In fact, most Filipinos who were born and raised in the US are ignorant with some claiming to be pacific islanders or Spanish when they could just say southeast asian.
It just depends on where you grow up at and who you grew up around. My girl is Viet and grew up at a predominantly black school with mostly black friends. When she isn't in work mode, some people point out that she "sounds black"
Im Filipino from The Bay. When I game on Xbox people immediately think I’m black cause of my deep voice and are surprised when I tell them I’m Filipino. I grew up in a Hood since I was 8 when My family moved out here. Many of us that immigrated in The United States in the 80’s started out in the hoods cause there were no other cheap places to live but in the hood. Many of my peers were bullied, beat up and robbed for being immigrant children in The Hood. So we had to adapt and get stronger and the only example of Strength in The streets that we were exposed to were the very people who bullied and Robbed us. Black people.
Im a Vietnamese dude from Houston. Outside of Cali and NY, we are probably the biggest melting pot in America. I grew up in the hood with, mostly, blacks and Hispanics. I don't sound like one of these Asians on TV because we are misrepresented on American media. There are all types of Asians from all walks of life. To me, i don't sound "black". I like to tell people im a lil Good & a lil Hood. I can sit down and have an intelligent conversation with a businessman/entrepreneur. And i can also sit down with a bunch of dudes from the hood and wouldnt nothin seem outta place.
I didn't grow up in the hood I grew up in a half white half black town I'm white most of my friends were black not on purpose just happened and we grew up watching sailor moon together and then my mom took me to an almost all black church now I'm in a mostly white area and I'm uncomfortable lol
I grew up going to elementary and middle school in the semi-hood with mostly blacks and Mexicans, so all the Asian and Filipino kids mostly talked like this as well. However, my parents sent me to Catholic school for HS, and there were STILL Filipino kids from wealthy families talking like this. That’s how I knew they were posers. Haha
If you were born and/or raised in an urban environment (i.e. an environment with a high black population), then you have every justification for talking in a cadence representative of where you were brought up.
Southeast Asians can "talk black". They grow up with us. East Asians? ehhh. They function more with white people most times. A lot of the time, you can tell Ebonics is something they're just trying out, they don't really talk like that. Shoutout to Southeast Asians🇱🇦🇰🇭🇵🇭🇻🇳🇹🇭
That's why I always defend Eminem and I'm a fan of his music but even if I wasn't he grew up in black neighborhoods so isn't that what he would gravitate to same with Elvis
@@Dworry-lt1dk omg if you look it up anywhere it says Elvis grew up in a poor mostly black neighborhood in tupelo Mississippi and then he moved to Tennessee I think that was a black area as well
Thats that north jersey accent thats how we are when we don't have the traditional nyc accent., Kyrie Irving, Michael B jordan etc. is the NJ black accent
I learned English growing up in Baltimore where my accent was not a problem until I moved to a neighborhood telling me I shouldn’t as an Asian use a “ghetto Baltimore accent.”
You know it wasn't that long ago when people say to asian americans with no heavy accent... "Why are you talking like you're white?" because they expected you to have that FOB asian accent
From Tampa area Florida. Black dude myself, "hood" asian is the norm here. It's like 3 categories. "Hood" asian, techno scene/break dance Asian, FOB; At least w/ the men that's about the only 3 cateogires you're getting here.
@@ceeIocI just say tampa because people recognize it vs me saying something like Pinellas park, where you can't go from one light to another without passing several Vietnamese restaurants
I can vouch for Adonis 100pct since I raised him.(I’m his mama😂)and even his mama talks like that. I agree with the comment that it’s not necessary just a bay area thing. I think he said that because it was the easiest way to explain without having to goi into logistics. I believe it’s your environment+the culture you grew up and immersed in. Adonis’s history is a little bit more complex. He identifies as Filipino but he also has a mix of Chinese and Caucasian as well. He grew up in SF with a melting pot influence. He’s always been surrounded not only by Filipinos but also by Afro -Americans as well since his mama’s best friends are blacks. We consider them his aunties and their children, his cousins. I’m sure it’s not even something he thinks about because it’s a natural development.. again of his history and environment😊
people dont get we all grew up with asian bruhs like this...especially Pinoy and Korean cats who grew up with us. And Be warned, these are also the asian bruhs who end up with black or latin wives too. Btw, you cant successfully talk like you a bruh or from the hood unless you grew up around those people ....you cant fake it, and if you do, we can tell. Same goes down in ATL where you got Viet women who talk like sistas who straight from around the way. It goes down like that.
Theo was for sure one my idols! Growing up from Long Beach, California was definitely a challenge... I grew up in the hood and tried to grow out of it... from my experience majority of the people understand where i'm coming from but, occasionally you'll get those people who judges others... There is no pleasing those judges, there are a lot of close minded, uncultured, and or sheltered people out there! Some will say, "You ain't hood," and some will try to test you... Then there's the opposite who will say, "Why you trying to act Black?"... I really do believe it is environment related and not everyone has the same views and opinions... some people lack empathy, compassion, and understanding! People out here really acting like that movie "Malibu's Most Wanted"...
So, i grew up in East L.A. (City of East L.A., Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights, & El Sereno) and i can say that this isn't just a "Bay Area" thing. And at first, when some hear asians talking like this i can see where it is a little off. Having grown up in ELA, you have a large mix of Chicanos & Asians, and until the end of the 1980s, African Americans (they collectively moved out of the area to form a stronger community on the west side). Historically speaking, going back to the 40s & 50s, Asians, Chicanos and African Americans intermixed. Especially in the 60s & 70s. Culturally, they amalgamated to each other's differences. But, from my experience, it was opposition by first generation immigrants that wanted to keep their culture intact that had opposition to this. While second generations would embrace the "cultural melting pot" and adopt the mannerisms of those around them to create the uniqueness that was/is ELA. This included talking like Homies, etc., because everyone was. This usually occurred after elementary school.
It’s all about the environment you’re raised in. I grew up around more Black and White people than Asians and came around to hanging with them later on in life. Raise a Black person in an Asian country and they’ll adapt to that culture as well.
@@dr.migueltorrezedd8651 People are still uncultured in 2023, even white and black people. They went all their lives sheltered so their culture is all they knew growing up. There’s uncultured people that still think Asians are only Chinese and Japanese. Korean is the newest one they’ve learned cus it’s trending smh
It's the love that we have for one another whether you're Asian, Indian, Black, Latino, White, Arab, Polynesian, Native American etc and not like what the Western mainstream media is trying to portray to the world 😊
A lot of out of town people that come to California and are surprised to see Asian people talking like they are from the neighborhoods they are from. I'm currently living in Japan but I grew up in South Central L.A. and there are so many Asians there that have the street accents and yeah also in the Bay Area. Back in the days there was a famous Japanese American DJ on L.A. hip hop radio named Theo and he even appeared in some westcoast artists' music videos such as Dj Quik, Suga Free, 2pac etc.
There are 7 billion people, you can't control everybody. Hip-hop and black culture is global and too popular. As long as it's genuine and or you respect where you're getting your adopted culture from, it's cool. Get it how you live
Funny how that Black dude is from the south which probably has a southern accent and yet doesnt stop and think how come a black dude from like LA talks differently than him.
same thing happened in Australia.When the asian claim he is Australian, the white will doubt their nationality. but Australia's land by history is own by abo, not by white. And their kid without proper edu, they always think of Australia is theirs. Not Asian. what are provincial mindset. thanks you fung to address this thing.
5:40 Theo Mizuhara! Everyone knew he was Japanese. Just look at the surname. The same thing goes for Andy Kawanami. I remember listening to Theo on 106 KMEL here in the Bay. Crazy Hype 7 at 7!
It's really just code-switching. Being mature means you're able to pick and choose which face you show to others. When I'm with my friends in my hometown, you can bet some of that vocabulary and grammar comes out when I loosen up, but when I'm in front of co-workers or my boss, I'm tight lipped. I've seen the opposite, growing up in school I've seen kids of all colors *not* talk like that because they grew up very privileged and sheltered. The issue with those capitalizing on the blaccent is that they're saying "well that's how I grew up talking," when confronted, but in saying so, they admit they know better. People aren't asking you to change your entire dialect -- they just think it's really weird you're going out of your way to say slang and other words that clearly the audience wouldn't understand. The same can be said the other direction -- people gatekeeping this type of speech are being insecure about their own ability to code-switch, or that they're annoyed that other people are getting around *without* having to code-switch when they've been having to do it their entire lives. I think the point about giving credit where credit is due is completely valid, of course -- you may not have grown up in a neighborhood with a lot of black people, but you certainly grew up (at least in America) with black-led media, so it leaves an impression. Though, no matter where you stand on the issue, your thinking is completely fine -- just know and understand that other people are approaching it in different directions. Just don't act like you don't know any better.
Definitely code switching. Blacks are experts at it. I don’t attempt to use “proper English” around friends and family…it’s all AAVE. But at work, I switch off the AAVE and began my “performance”.
"or that they're annoyed that other people are getting around without having to code-switch when they've been having to do it their entire lives." That's a rarity unless you're a successful rapper or work in entertainment or something like that, or a retail store where the target demographic is young people e.g. sneaker store. Nevertheless, I really believe that people (especially young people) should really refine the way they talk as they go in life so it benefits their careers.
In the Bay Area, Asians have always been involved in the hip-hop scene, which gives them more street cred, I suppose. I won’t even bring up any rappers or DJs, but just from radio/TV personalities alone, I can think of Rick Lee, Theo Mizuhara, Andy Kawanami, Franzen Wong, and many more.
you never know where someone grow up and people talk like their surroundings especially if the neighborhood culture is a stand in for home culture and can protect you from the wider world
I'm so glad that I'm from California. It's such a melting pot that this is so normal where I'm from. We're all products of our environments, right? When I travelled to Louisiana for my friend's wedding, I met Asians with a southern accent or speaking "Cajun English". However, I don't agree with people adopting "black speak" or ebonics just to seem cool or marketable i.g. K-pop idols.
Oh, boy! I don't want to start fan wars or anything, but there are a lot of them, especially when they try to rap. There are those K-idols that grew up with hip-hop and rapping at an early age, but I'm specifically talking about the ones who only started rapping during their trainees days.@@ἀπόστολος14
Funny, if other race talk or act like an Asian…they get all the glory of bravery and acceptance. If an Asian does it…all racist hell breaks loose. Asians aren’t getting any slack.
People's cluelessness and readiness to jump to conclusions is so frustrating. People's voice, accent, drawl, vernacular are influenced by the people they grow up around and the region where they live. There are plenty of non black people who sound "black". They're not putting on they just grew up in the same places as us black folks. No matter what race you are if you from the south you're going to sound like it, if you born and raised in NYC you're gonna sound like it. It's that simple.
Here my opinion from this topic: People fail to realize that not every race is monolithic, plus you can't help how you raised or how you talk, you are the product of your environment, don't matter what race you are.
Most accents are based on your environment. There are so many regional accents in America. I think the issue comes in when other cultures are viewed as cool and black ppl are called ignorant. That makes me sad
Can vouch for that dude at the start. I'm one of em asians who grew up in a predominantly black area in the caribbean, nature vs nurture is one way to think about it but its a bit more than that, sometimes you kinda just have to adapt but it doesnt really "become part of you" out of habit, but because you take a shine to it. Its like going to a different country and speaking their language and being told "you speak good ____" and because it sounds cool to you, and it sounds impressive to everyone else, you adopt it and THEN it becomes habitual. So sometimes for some of us its a mix of nature and/or nurture as well as just social climate and the bits and pieces of it you take with you not because of nurture but simply because its appealing and its works. and thats one version of how you end up with someone such as myself who despite being asian, unless you met me you'd think im just some black dude, even bustin out the classic "whats good ma nigga" and everything, only of course to meet the people being like either "why you talk like that" or "you're appropriating" or "you cant use that word" and in reality, if they're worried about some ridiculous "pass" to say any of those things, i have like a million passes just from being raised in an environment where we all say it no matter what you look like. Its only strange when you live in a bubble, by choice or not. For people such as myself, you learn it, you adapt, you use it and if it feels natural for you, you either welcome it as part of you or you ditch it entirely if it aint your thing. Here no1 cares much "who's accent" it is, you just talk like it or you dont.
I think I'm most disappointed by the defense of Awkwafina's for profit blaccent. She's a friend... cool. Friends can hold friends accountable. There are Asians who use AAVE. It's fine if that's part of your upbringing. California and NY aren't the only mixing pots in this country. Chicago... we have all kinds of Asian. Within those Asians are diverse intersections of accents and cultures. AAVE isn't a trend. No one cares if you use it that's really you. It's the posers that we have issue with. That person in the South is probably not ignorant to Asians. The Asians they've experienced probably were new to the country, accented Asians; or Asians that grew up in predominately white neighborhoods.
It may be true that some slang can be attributed to Black American Hop-Hop culture, though NOT all slang words and phrases are. The word "Hella", which is synonymous to the Bay Area is not Black vernacular - it is Nor Cal slang. Hyphee for example is another word that started before the famous songs that grew the words reach beyond might be seen as "Black" vernacular but isnt. It as just made famous through Hip-Hop.
@Lennar Thomas FYI - Your reply was either removed or you deleted it. I dont necessarily disagree with what you said because as you said, generally that is the truth - this I agree with. BUT in the Bay Area it is not necessarily true which is why I pointed out those as example. And I pointed those out because this video used a Bay Area story as example and then are generalizing everything as under the Black culture when it is not necessarily true and much more case by case. Another example are skinny jeans - Black culture DID not create this fad or style but Hop-Hop popularized it in the 2010s. Back in the day and specifically in the East Bay of the late 80s and early 90s, skinny jeans was something we all did in middle school. I know we were first at doing this because jeans did not even come in this tapered way - so to achieve this look we used to safety pin it tight around the calves or sew it ourselves. My Black friends from Oakland, in good fun, would clown on it. My non-Black friends and family on the other side of the Bay also clowned on it during that time. So this fad or style was even just a regional subset of style that the Bay Area as a whole did not follow...until everyone as doing it AGAIN. No one is trying to take anything away. I'm just bringing some facts to the conversation.
12:28 To answer your question, No. Not anymore because of the age of the internet. What is cool travels around the world and some people can be influenced and take on a fad or slang by something they know no history about.
As a British-Filipino from London who's visited the Bay Area & New York - I have to say that its the same here in London. Growing up in the 2000s, I encountered quite a few of these Filipinos (as well as people of other races) who tended to act "Black"/streetwise with their clothing & behavior, but I do understand that some people can be heavily influenced by their environment. However, I really do think that a lot of them try to force it to fit in with the crowd, & I have seen some heavily overdo it in the past. Another major problem is that some of them don't know how to code-switch for the right situation e.g. professional roles, which is why a lot of these young people end up stuck in the retail/services sector.
Thank you for saying that. As an African American and a gen xer, can tell for my whole if you spoke in this manner it was considered talking black. No none black parent wanted their kids to speak this way. It began to spread with suburban white kids, who never even met a Black person. Yet hip hop culture had them emulating the way dressed, walked, and talked. This has spread all over Europe and Asian. So they grew up around us too? This is a much deeper topic, and I don't feel like going down that rabbit hole.
As an Asian growing up in the West, and my wife is Jewish, I have an interesting take. We "overseas" Asian are trying our best to blend in with the Western world, and since the Asian Male consider the beta male, we can't just talk normal English, we have to adapt to one or another (white or black). And young Asian naturally draw towards to the Hip Hop style of talking and its culture. And Asian female draw towards the South Cal style. It's sad, for me, after all the years, we still not really being accept in the Western world, esp for us Asian males, we struggle, we are stuck, and just our best to being and talking like somone that we are not...
Filipinos are technically Malay which share DNA with Malaysian & Indonesian. Aeta or Negrito are a minority but they predominately are from a certain region in the Philippines. Filipinos from the north / Luzon have their cuisine, language and culture represented outside the Philippines the most. Going south of the country transforms the culture to somewhat of a mixture of what is known to be Filipino and Malaysian / Indonesian due the proximity as well Muslim is the predominant religion in the South …
@@jordanjohnson9866 - You should learn Philippine history. There are similarities between the core cultures of the countries which have been mentioned. Not only that but the DNA and physical traits are shared as well. Even the Filipino dialects have remnants of Bahasa … The Malay race spread through out South East Asia and eventually migrated to Guam, Micronesia and to Hawaii …
@@cvzv93philippines is a racial mixed country if anything Indonesians and Malaysians look more alike for the majority of the population within the countries while as filipinos can literally look like anything
@@underratedgod6899 - Yes, the Philippines is a racially mixed country based on Malay roots. It has been sprinkled with Chinese, Indian and Spanish. Recently, there has been a lot of other mixtures due to Filipinos having a penchant to travel and migrating to different corners of the world. The Malaysians and Indonesians are not as adventurous as us, Filipinos when it comes to migrating and integrating with the locals of that region.
I just want people to be consistent. Don't talk like you grew up in East ATL and then turn into a completely different person who you're around certain friends or family members.
I’m Filipino American and my father grew up in the low income part of the city in the 60-70’s. His best friend Keith was African American creole. Whenever the 2 of them got together as adults, my dad’s accent changed.
Im black in Asia and sometimes the "bay area accent" is usually a slippery-slope to "Bro i always say the N-word, why u mad about it" ...so i generally avoid Bay Area bros as a result. Im not just gonna throw around gay or asian slurs because my hometown friends "said it was okay"
Hood dialect exists everywhere among all races. I lived in an immigrant community in NJ and used it too when I was young, but outgrew it in older age. Many black people I knew from the burbs don't talk like that.
Khmer people from Long Beach talk "hood venacular" a lot too ngl. I'm Chinese / Khmer but talk locally to Vegas. Definitely adaptive of your local community rather than your roots imo.
I was born in 81 in Wisconsin. We moved to Minneapolis in 1984 to the north side projects. I’ve lived in north Minneapolis from 84 till 2023. Yes, my vernacular is hood and I speak Hmong. It’s where I grew up. I don’t think twice about how I talk. The notion that I’m faking it to look cool? I’m a proud Hmong son, husband, brother, and father that has to carry on the clan name. It is my duty to practice my culture and burn joss paper and sticks for my ancestors when my family is sick or going through bad luck. My beliefs are so ingrained in my culture, I don’t have time to fake the funk so another community will be impressed with me. My self esteem is at a very secure level as a proud Hmong American man. And I’m sure there are more Asians outside of Minneapolis that share a similar experience. To suggest that we just wanna act “black,” is preposterous. Carry on.
drake is from toronto we are the most diverse city in the world and hes went to many different schools and has many types of friends from many cultures
I grew up up in the same area (Daly City/SF)and actually went to school with Adonis. For the most part everyone talks like that. We have a very diverse culture here everyone interacts with everyone. I've been asked the same question before when I was younger. And of coarse its always out of towners that ask that.
I’ll say this, it’s fine to speak however you want, just don’t make assumptions that everyone from a certain group speaks a certain way. In example, I didn’t grow up speaking AAVE, often times I’ll meet non Blacks who will attempt to speak to me in AAVE as a way to “connect” with me or something and it’s like … 1. “What are you doing?” 2. “If you can learn / pick up AAVE, you can also pick up how to code switch”. People can do what they like, just don’t expect everyone to accept it or even like it.
I feel as if black people can like and be weebs, those who grew up in black neighbors or with black people, they can talk black. Hell, I talk country cause I grew up in the country. What!? Yup. It's a location thing.
Keep in mind Asian Americans are only about 3% of the population so a LOT of Americans don't have exposure. Most Americans are from rural areas where they might not really know any Asian Americans. So thank you for helping the exposure.
I used to have an issue with other ethnicities sounding like us. We get ridiculed for it and they SOUND COOL. They can get rid of their accent and no longer carry the stigma because of the way they look. We on the other hand don't have that luxury. Now I just don't care anymore, it is what it is. Southern Asians still get a smile out of me, and life goes on.
Before moving to the Bay I was raised in Chicago, When I went to H.S. in O-town, kids asked me why I talked like that. As a teen high schooler, I never thought of it and just tell them I just moved here from Chicago. Guess I didn't talk like the valley, 🤭🤭
I don't have an issue. the issue though, is akwafina. Sorry, maybe I'm wrong, but kind of feels she's faking it. Or at least exageratting it in her movie, with the screaming.
For me as a black person, this is a very interesting conversation. I talk like a total valley girl and It’s a product of my environment and I have caught shit for it but I don’t care since I love my natural voice and accent. I personally don’t care at all if other races NATURALLY have a certain accent. Many people perform a blaccent and shit on black people at the same time so that is where the defensiveness against it comes from. But if a Filipino grew up in a certain neighborhood and genuinely has that manner of speak I say more power to him
In the Philippines were have a , tribes,in Pampanga,abra ,in Mindanao, in Visaya,they were like a Black,Samoan looks,they name's group, Igorot,aetas,badjao,many more 🇵🇭
There's a hip hop radio station in Miami called 99 Jamz and every Saturday night they'd play Dancehall music. I was shocked when I found out the DJ was Asian, he sounded Jamaican af. King Waggy Tee was his name.
I am a San Francisco native 🌁. I daresay Filipinos can. Examples: KZ Tandingan and EZ Mil. Related. EZ Mil did a rap duet with Eminem. In the rap, Em retaliated against Melle Mel, who dissed the rapping of Em. 😖
It happened to me all the time when i was in the navy. Nothing new to me. Until i told them i'm from long beach, ca then all would say, "ayy, oh oh ok ok, i see it now." LOL
This would be like telling a non-white person to drop their English accent if they grew up in Great Britain. Is it jarring to hear if you aren't accustomed to it? Sure. But if the person naturally speaks in that manner, it's not like they can change it. Our upbringing and our immediate surroundings greatly shape how we communicate. It's fine as long as he's not fabricating it or artificially exaggerating for the sake of "sounding cool."
I definitely talk more White as an Asian person. It’s just about where you were raised. If seeing an Asian person talk like a Black person is so disruptive to your sensibility, then you need to travel more.
Trust me, when i first met Adonnis, his voice scared me and still does... Lol. But yes, he's always sounded and talked like that. He didn't just pick it up out of nowhere and ain't talkin' like that for social media.
Right on, Fung Bros. I especially like how y’all picked a good cover photo for me. 😂 God bless ya’ll and STAY UP!
Mad love to that Asian brother ✊🏾and thank you for serving our country✌🏾
I’m an old white boy and have always loved your channel. Great positive energy and lively banter.
I'm half Japanese & half Chinese born the the Philippines, New Jersey raised. When approached by Filipinos they talk to me in Tagalog immediately. Japanese talk to me in Japanese. Chinese that approach me either talk to me in Mandarin (here in Japan) or Cantonese (when in the USA). One time I was mistaken for Laotian. In my army days people would get off saying I'm such a Jersey boy.
Let me guess you grew up in raritan, union, or fort lee?
I have to comment on this…
In America, there are two predominant cultures: white and black. Being raised in the US, you will adapt to either. People need to chill. And yes, I am from the Bay Area. 😂
It’s just being in America around white people and speaking English make you white asian? The only two extreme examples would be back in the day with a hollister or American eagle with a puka necklace and being in a frat or an Asian girl speaking with a valley girl accent. That’s pretty much it
I really don't belong here. I'm neither Blackwashed nor Whitewashed. I was never a strong believer in this diversity crap.
Facts
What is white culture?
@@ZR-yo6yhsuburban, clear English, less cussing, hunting with your kids, fishing, business, truck driving. Black is having sex more, cussing more, using AAVE slangs, obsession with shoes designers, listening to rap.
2:00 Props to this filipino guy. He is a peaceful person. It's his character really he has respect for people everybody likes that
I had a Filipino friend who referred to Filipinos as Mexicans of the sea😂😂
Sounds, like the Filipinos version of One Piece.
He ain't wrong lol
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As a Black who grew up in Florida and now lives near D.C., I've never encountered an Asian that talks like that so, tbh, it would catch my attention (😍). But I definitely understand that it comes just as natural for them, just as it comes natural to some Blacks to "talk white".
You are so beautiful what’s your name and where you from.
I grew up in a mostly black and white town the few Asians in town were whiter than me polo shirts lacrosse etc
All about the region. Go to jersey city nj it'll be different or out west in the bay area or LA
Bay Area Filipinos have been like this for decades.
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Filipinos seem more integrated into the hip hop scene in the Bay than elsewhere ala Q-Bert, P-Lo, etc. They are also in the tagging scene, with Dream and whatnot.
@@letsgowalknah its not like that..we filipino have a tribe that we called Aeta which sometimes we called them the N word not to discriminate them thats just how we describe them. Darker skin and curly hair.
@@xofmetleh6618 they're called Negritos not really the N word, and they have their own part of the island within the Philippines.
Bay Area DJs are Filipino, E40 making lumpia, lol....
This isn't a surprise to a lot of us and it's long before social media.
Not all Filipinos have the aeta bloodline , they were apparently the first known inhabitants of the Philippines but then the Malays and Indonesians came after , so now it's more a mixture of aetas , Malays and Indos then Spain and the last two that's more dominant . Don't forget we also traded with Chinese for a very long time before the Spaniards came , then lastly the Americans. Goodluck.
No, the Austroneseans from Taiwan were the ones who came, not the malays. They're the ones who camE from us if you follow the migration path.
Also Aetas talk just like other Filipinos
Theo Mizuhara was the voice of the radio show "Love Lines" in San Francisco back in the day. His voice was mesmerizing.
He was also popular in LA on 92.3 The Beat. Him and PJ Butta made The Beat popular among Asian Hip-Hop fans
Aetas were the first to populate the Philippine Islands and are closer to the people of New Guinea and aboriginal Australians. After the invention of outrigger boats Austronesians came later from Southern China down to Taiwan and then spread to Southeast Asia and as far as Madagscar and New Zealand. In a society that glorifies fair skin, most Filipinos do not want to inter-marry with Aetas because they are black and their children could be bullied at school for being dark skinned so those Filipinos living in the US who claim to be part black are ignorant. In fact, most Filipinos who were born and raised in the US are ignorant with some claiming to be pacific islanders or Spanish when they could just say southeast asian.
3:40 " he kinda looks like a really buff jeff staple " that had me weak ngl
It just depends on where you grow up at and who you grew up around. My girl is Viet and grew up at a predominantly black school with mostly black friends. When she isn't in work mode, some people point out that she "sounds black"
Im Filipino from The Bay. When I game on Xbox people immediately think I’m black cause of my deep voice and are surprised when I tell them I’m Filipino. I grew up in a Hood since I was 8 when My family moved out here. Many of us that immigrated in The United States in the 80’s started out in the hoods cause there were no other cheap places to live but in the hood. Many of my peers were bullied, beat up and robbed for being immigrant children in The Hood. So we had to adapt and get stronger and the only example of Strength in The streets that we were exposed to were the very people who bullied and Robbed us. Black people.
Im a Vietnamese dude from Houston. Outside of Cali and NY, we are probably the biggest melting pot in America. I grew up in the hood with, mostly, blacks and Hispanics. I don't sound like one of these Asians on TV because we are misrepresented on American media. There are all types of Asians from all walks of life. To me, i don't sound "black". I like to tell people im a lil Good & a lil Hood. I can sit down and have an intelligent conversation with a businessman/entrepreneur. And i can also sit down with a bunch of dudes from the hood and wouldnt nothin seem outta place.
Chicago is a pretty big melting pot also and southern florida
I didn't grow up in the hood I grew up in a half white half black town I'm white most of my friends were black not on purpose just happened and we grew up watching sailor moon together and then my mom took me to an almost all black church now I'm in a mostly white area and I'm uncomfortable lol
I grew up going to elementary and middle school in the semi-hood with mostly blacks and Mexicans, so all the Asian and Filipino kids mostly talked like this as well.
However, my parents sent me to Catholic school for HS, and there were STILL Filipino kids from wealthy families talking like this. That’s how I knew they were posers. Haha
Honestly, I really hate it when that happens. Even though they're from wealthy families & still end up posers - & its always the Catholic ones ..
If you were born and/or raised in an urban environment (i.e. an environment with a high black population), then you have every justification for talking in a cadence representative of where you were brought up.
Southeast Asians can "talk black". They grow up with us. East Asians? ehhh. They function more with white people most times. A lot of the time, you can tell Ebonics is something they're just trying out, they don't really talk like that.
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Damn right ya dig I'm both southeast and east asians
This is America, gotta talk like Americans. Lol. Just learned how to adjust your tone and langauge when communicating with whomever to fit in.
If you grew up in a Black neighborhood you gonna just tend to talk like them.
That's why I always defend Eminem and I'm a fan of his music but even if I wasn't he grew up in black neighborhoods so isn't that what he would gravitate to same with Elvis
@@Dworry-lt1dk omg if you look it up anywhere it says Elvis grew up in a poor mostly black neighborhood in tupelo Mississippi and then he moved to Tennessee I think that was a black area as well
I’m black and I get really pissed when people say I try to talk white - hell I’m from NJ!!
I'm from NJ also
BooYah!
Thats that north jersey accent thats how we are when we don't have the traditional nyc accent., Kyrie Irving, Michael B jordan etc. is the NJ black accent
I learned English growing up in Baltimore where my accent was not a problem until I moved to a neighborhood telling me I shouldn’t as an Asian use a “ghetto Baltimore accent.”
That's funny.
You know it wasn't that long ago when people say to asian americans with no heavy accent... "Why are you talking like you're white?" because they expected you to have that FOB asian accent
Well the brotha's voice sounds like Tone Loc. So I'm thrown off too.
From Tampa area Florida. Black dude myself, "hood" asian is the norm here. It's like 3 categories. "Hood" asian, techno scene/break dance Asian, FOB;
At least w/ the men that's about the only 3 cateogires you're getting here.
Lol from the 813 as well, and yeah. I see that.
There’s barely any Asians in Tampa lol
@@ceeIocI just say tampa because people recognize it vs me saying something like Pinellas park, where you can't go from one light to another without passing several Vietnamese restaurants
I am techno Asian
You can be all three at the same time .
I can vouch for Adonis 100pct since I raised him.(I’m his mama😂)and even his mama talks like that. I agree with the comment that it’s not necessary just a bay area thing. I think he said that because it was the easiest way to explain without having to goi into logistics. I believe it’s your environment+the culture you grew up and immersed in. Adonis’s history is a little bit more complex. He identifies as Filipino but he also has a mix of Chinese and Caucasian as well. He grew up in SF with a melting pot influence. He’s always been surrounded not only by Filipinos but also by Afro -Americans as well since his mama’s best friends are blacks. We consider them his aunties and their children, his cousins. I’m sure it’s not even something he thinks about because it’s a natural development.. again of his history and environment😊
Come to the Outer Mission (Excelsior, Crocker-Amazon, Daly City). You’ll find your Filipinos there.
I’m Canadian, and to my ears even the fung bros sound black lol…
people dont get we all grew up with asian bruhs like this...especially Pinoy and Korean cats who grew up with us. And Be warned, these are also the asian bruhs who end up with black or latin wives too. Btw, you cant successfully talk like you a bruh or from the hood unless you grew up around those people ....you cant fake it, and if you do, we can tell. Same goes down in ATL where you got Viet women who talk like sistas who straight from around the way. It goes down like that.
💯 on this. People are gonna be ignorant in these comments though.
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"Can the owners of Jollibee talk like this..?"
Seriously funny shit 😂😂😂
Rob Schneider can not say the N word because he is 75% White and only a quarter Filipino!
Theo was for sure one my idols!
Growing up from Long Beach, California was definitely a challenge... I grew up in the hood and tried to grow out of it... from my experience majority of the people understand where i'm coming from but, occasionally you'll get those people who judges others...
There is no pleasing those judges, there are a lot of close minded, uncultured, and or sheltered people out there! Some will say, "You ain't hood," and some will try to test you... Then there's the opposite who will say, "Why you trying to act Black?"...
I really do believe it is environment related and not everyone has the same views and opinions... some people lack empathy, compassion, and understanding! People out here really acting like that movie "Malibu's Most Wanted"...
Very accurate talk
So, i grew up in East L.A. (City of East L.A., Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights, & El Sereno) and i can say that this isn't just a "Bay Area" thing. And at first, when some hear asians talking like this i can see where it is a little off. Having grown up in ELA, you have a large mix of Chicanos & Asians, and until the end of the 1980s, African Americans (they collectively moved out of the area to form a stronger community on the west side).
Historically speaking, going back to the 40s & 50s, Asians, Chicanos and African Americans intermixed. Especially in the 60s & 70s. Culturally, they amalgamated to each other's differences. But, from my experience, it was opposition by first generation immigrants that wanted to keep their culture intact that had opposition to this. While second generations would embrace the "cultural melting pot" and adopt the mannerisms of those around them to create the uniqueness that was/is ELA. This included talking like Homies, etc., because everyone was. This usually occurred after elementary school.
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It’s all about the environment you’re raised in. I grew up around more Black and White people than Asians and came around to hanging with them later on in life. Raise a Black person in an Asian country and they’ll adapt to that culture as well.
Pretty much, you would think this would be common sense, but common sense isn't so common. People like to make everything into a circus these days.
The environment makes the most difference in almost everything
@@dr.migueltorrezedd8651 People are still uncultured in 2023, even white and black people. They went all their lives sheltered so their culture is all they knew growing up.
There’s uncultured people that still think Asians are only Chinese and Japanese. Korean is the newest one they’ve learned cus it’s trending smh
It's the love that we have for one another whether you're Asian, Indian, Black, Latino, White, Arab, Polynesian, Native American etc and not like what the Western mainstream media is trying to portray to the world 😊
India and arab are part of asia but American can't understand geography
indians and arabs are not considered asian because of how they look, geography doesn't matter.@@aiswaryabersan7983
How bout this.. yall can understand this like the black people who like anime
A lot of out of town people that come to California and are surprised to see Asian people talking like they are from the neighborhoods they are from. I'm currently living in Japan but I grew up in South Central L.A. and there are so many Asians there that have the street accents and yeah also in the Bay Area. Back in the days there was a famous Japanese American DJ on L.A. hip hop radio named Theo and he even appeared in some westcoast artists' music videos such as Dj Quik, Suga Free, 2pac etc.
There are 7 billion people, you can't control everybody.
Hip-hop and black culture is global and too popular.
As long as it's genuine and or you respect where you're getting your adopted culture from, it's cool. Get it how you live
Funny how that Black dude is from the south which probably has a southern accent and yet doesnt stop and think how come a black dude from like LA talks differently than him.
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Burlingame...you know Bay Area very well. 👍😆
A HUGE amount of Asians DON'T speak like such & even frown upon it. So yeah, of course I'm going to find it awkward.
same thing happened in Australia.When the asian claim he is Australian, the white will doubt their nationality. but Australia's land by history is own by abo, not by white. And their kid without proper edu, they always think of Australia is theirs. Not Asian. what are provincial mindset. thanks you fung to address this thing.
5:40 Theo Mizuhara! Everyone knew he was Japanese. Just look at the surname. The same thing goes for Andy Kawanami.
I remember listening to Theo on 106 KMEL here in the Bay. Crazy Hype 7 at 7!
It's really just code-switching. Being mature means you're able to pick and choose which face you show to others. When I'm with my friends in my hometown, you can bet some of that vocabulary and grammar comes out when I loosen up, but when I'm in front of co-workers or my boss, I'm tight lipped. I've seen the opposite, growing up in school I've seen kids of all colors *not* talk like that because they grew up very privileged and sheltered.
The issue with those capitalizing on the blaccent is that they're saying "well that's how I grew up talking," when confronted, but in saying so, they admit they know better. People aren't asking you to change your entire dialect -- they just think it's really weird you're going out of your way to say slang and other words that clearly the audience wouldn't understand. The same can be said the other direction -- people gatekeeping this type of speech are being insecure about their own ability to code-switch, or that they're annoyed that other people are getting around *without* having to code-switch when they've been having to do it their entire lives.
I think the point about giving credit where credit is due is completely valid, of course -- you may not have grown up in a neighborhood with a lot of black people, but you certainly grew up (at least in America) with black-led media, so it leaves an impression. Though, no matter where you stand on the issue, your thinking is completely fine -- just know and understand that other people are approaching it in different directions. Just don't act like you don't know any better.
Definitely code switching. Blacks are experts at it. I don’t attempt to use “proper English” around friends and family…it’s all AAVE. But at work, I switch off the AAVE and began my “performance”.
"or that they're annoyed that other people are getting around without having to code-switch when they've been having to do it their entire lives." That's a rarity unless you're a successful rapper or work in entertainment or something like that, or a retail store where the target demographic is young people e.g. sneaker store. Nevertheless, I really believe that people (especially young people) should really refine the way they talk as they go in life so it benefits their careers.
In the Bay Area, Asians have always been involved in the hip-hop scene, which gives them more street cred, I suppose.
I won’t even bring up any rappers or DJs, but just from radio/TV personalities alone, I can think of Rick Lee, Theo Mizuhara, Andy Kawanami, Franzen Wong, and many more.
That's fine hip hop started over here in NY area anyways
you never know where someone grow up and people talk like their surroundings especially if the neighborhood culture is a stand in for home culture and can protect you from the wider world
I'm so glad that I'm from California. It's such a melting pot that this is so normal where I'm from. We're all products of our environments, right? When I travelled to Louisiana for my friend's wedding, I met Asians with a southern accent or speaking "Cajun English". However, I don't agree with people adopting "black speak" or ebonics just to seem cool or marketable i.g. K-pop idols.
If ngg can say chnk I can say ngg
Oh, boy! I don't want to start fan wars or anything, but there are a lot of them, especially when they try to rap. There are those K-idols that grew up with hip-hop and rapping at an early age, but I'm specifically talking about the ones who only started rapping during their trainees days.@@ἀπόστολος14
Well, that's on you, but two wrongs don't make a right.@@dukkyfuzzfuzzydukk3594
I don't think people realize that a lot of Kpop Idols are Americans. Even if they weren't, who cares?
I'm talking about the problematic ones. They're not Americans. And why comment if you don't care? Just go about your business. @@twerkysandwich64
Funny, if other race talk or act like an Asian…they get all the glory of bravery and acceptance. If an Asian does it…all racist hell breaks loose. Asians aren’t getting any slack.
what other people talk and act like Asians?
I remember if people faked an Asian accent, they were called bigots
People's cluelessness and readiness to jump to conclusions is so frustrating. People's voice, accent, drawl, vernacular are influenced by the people they grow up around and the region where they live. There are plenty of non black people who sound "black". They're not putting on they just grew up in the same places as us black folks. No matter what race you are if you from the south you're going to sound like it, if you born and raised in NYC you're gonna sound like it. It's that simple.
Facts.
Here my opinion from this topic: People fail to realize that not every race is monolithic, plus you can't help how you raised or how you talk, you are the product of your environment, don't matter what race you are.
Most accents are based on your environment. There are so many regional accents in America.
I think the issue comes in when other cultures are viewed as cool and black ppl are called ignorant. That makes me sad
Can vouch for that dude at the start. I'm one of em asians who grew up in a predominantly black area in the caribbean, nature vs nurture is one way to think about it but its a bit more than that, sometimes you kinda just have to adapt but it doesnt really "become part of you" out of habit, but because you take a shine to it.
Its like going to a different country and speaking their language and being told "you speak good ____" and because it sounds cool to you, and it sounds impressive to everyone else, you adopt it and THEN it becomes habitual.
So sometimes for some of us its a mix of nature and/or nurture as well as just social climate and the bits and pieces of it you take with you not because of nurture but simply because its appealing and its works.
and thats one version of how you end up with someone such as myself who despite being asian, unless you met me you'd think im just some black dude, even bustin out the classic "whats good ma nigga" and everything, only of course to meet the people being like either "why you talk like that" or "you're appropriating" or "you cant use that word" and in reality, if they're worried about some ridiculous "pass" to say any of those things, i have like a million passes just from being raised in an environment where we all say it no matter what you look like.
Its only strange when you live in a bubble, by choice or not.
For people such as myself, you learn it, you adapt, you use it and if it feels natural for you, you either welcome it as part of you or you ditch it entirely if it aint your thing.
Here no1 cares much "who's accent" it is, you just talk like it or you dont.
Totally agree
This shit is so corny. People wanna put you in a box. Just be who you are 100% unapologetically. Who cares what people say.
may not their words, but do care their actions
I think I'm most disappointed by the defense of Awkwafina's for profit blaccent. She's a friend... cool. Friends can hold friends accountable. There are Asians who use AAVE. It's fine if that's part of your upbringing. California and NY aren't the only mixing pots in this country. Chicago... we have all kinds of Asian. Within those Asians are diverse intersections of accents and cultures. AAVE isn't a trend. No one cares if you use it that's really you. It's the posers that we have issue with. That person in the South is probably not ignorant to Asians. The Asians they've experienced probably were new to the country, accented Asians; or Asians that grew up in predominately white neighborhoods.
I live in Louisiana and we identify Asians as 'Black-Asians', 'White-Asians', and then of course the 'Asian-Asians'.
Oh man. This comment had me rolling!
@@halodriver1362 lol! Well!
From New Orleans and u speaking facts
Yup, you know
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It may be true that some slang can be attributed to Black American Hop-Hop culture, though NOT all slang words and phrases are. The word "Hella", which is synonymous to the Bay Area is not Black vernacular - it is Nor Cal slang.
Hyphee for example is another word that started before the famous songs that grew the words reach beyond might be seen as "Black" vernacular but isnt. It as just made famous through Hip-Hop.
@Lennar Thomas
FYI - Your reply was either removed or you deleted it.
I dont necessarily disagree with what you said because as you said, generally that is the truth - this I agree with.
BUT in the Bay Area it is not necessarily true which is why I pointed out those as example. And I pointed those out because this video used a Bay Area story as example and then are generalizing everything as under the Black culture when it is not necessarily true and much more case by case.
Another example are skinny jeans - Black culture DID not create this fad or style but Hop-Hop popularized it in the 2010s. Back in the day and specifically in the East Bay of the late 80s and early 90s, skinny jeans was something we all did in middle school. I know we were first at doing this because jeans did not even come in this tapered way - so to achieve this look we used to safety pin it tight around the calves or sew it ourselves.
My Black friends from Oakland, in good fun, would clown on it. My non-Black friends and family on the other side of the Bay also clowned on it during that time. So this fad or style was even just a regional subset of style that the Bay Area as a whole did not follow...until everyone as doing it AGAIN.
No one is trying to take anything away. I'm just bringing some facts to the conversation.
In the Bay we talk, dance and function together a lil different. And we are proud AF of it!
I'm not from there, but I can attest! My cousins from certain cities definitely get down like that.
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9:23 wow...that comment was deep...same factory. My mind just went blank
Bruh.....ain't nobody heard of Tomoki "El Mexicanito" Kameda? A japanese boxer that literally speaks spanish so perfect you'd think he was Mexican.
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To answer your question, No. Not anymore because of the age of the internet. What is cool travels around the world and some people can be influenced and take on a fad or slang by something they know no history about.
As a British-Filipino from London who's visited the Bay Area & New York - I have to say that its the same here in London. Growing up in the 2000s, I encountered quite a few of these Filipinos (as well as people of other races) who tended to act "Black"/streetwise with their clothing & behavior, but I do understand that some people can be heavily influenced by their environment. However, I really do think that a lot of them try to force it to fit in with the crowd, & I have seen some heavily overdo it in the past. Another major problem is that some of them don't know how to code-switch for the right situation e.g. professional roles, which is why a lot of these young people end up stuck in the retail/services sector.
Thank you for saying that. As an African American and a gen xer, can tell for my whole if you spoke in this manner it was considered talking black. No none black parent wanted their kids to speak this way. It began to spread with suburban white kids, who never even met a Black person. Yet hip hop culture had them emulating the way dressed, walked, and talked. This has spread all over Europe and Asian. So they grew up around us too? This is a much deeper topic, and I don't feel like going down that rabbit hole.
As an Asian growing up in the West, and my wife is Jewish, I have an interesting take. We "overseas" Asian are trying our best to blend in with the Western world, and since the Asian Male consider the beta male, we can't just talk normal English, we have to adapt to one or another (white or black). And young Asian naturally draw towards to the Hip Hop style of talking and its culture. And Asian female draw towards the South Cal style.
It's sad, for me, after all the years, we still not really being accept in the Western world, esp for us Asian males, we struggle, we are stuck, and just our best to being and talking like somone that we are not...
Filipinos are technically Malay which share DNA with Malaysian & Indonesian. Aeta or Negrito are a minority but they predominately are from a certain region in the Philippines. Filipinos from the north / Luzon have their cuisine, language and culture represented outside the Philippines the most. Going south of the country transforms the culture to somewhat of a mixture of what is known to be Filipino and Malaysian / Indonesian due the proximity as well Muslim is the predominant religion in the South …
@@jordanjohnson9866 - You should learn Philippine history. There are similarities between the core cultures of the countries which have been mentioned. Not only that but the DNA and physical traits are shared as well. Even the Filipino dialects have remnants of Bahasa … The Malay race spread through out South East Asia and eventually migrated to Guam, Micronesia and to Hawaii …
@@cvzv93philippines is a racial mixed country if anything Indonesians and Malaysians look more alike for the majority of the population within the countries while as filipinos can literally look like anything
@@underratedgod6899 - Yes, the Philippines is a racially mixed country based on Malay roots. It has been sprinkled with Chinese, Indian and Spanish. Recently, there has been a lot of other mixtures due to Filipinos having a penchant to travel and migrating to different corners of the world.
The Malaysians and Indonesians are not as adventurous as us, Filipinos when it comes to migrating and integrating with the locals of that region.
I just want people to be consistent. Don't talk like you grew up in East ATL and then turn into a completely different person who you're around certain friends or family members.
I’m Filipino American and my father grew up in the low income part of the city in the 60-70’s. His best friend Keith was African American creole. Whenever the 2 of them got together as adults, my dad’s accent changed.
Im black in Asia and sometimes the "bay area accent" is usually a slippery-slope to "Bro i always say the N-word, why u mad about it"
...so i generally avoid Bay Area bros as a result. Im not just gonna throw around gay or asian slurs because my hometown friends "said it was okay"
It's a very interesting debate.
South Philly wassup! We just got quaked
Hood dialect exists everywhere among all races. I lived in an immigrant community in NJ and used it too when I was young, but outgrew it in older age. Many black people I knew from the burbs don't talk like that.
Khmer people from Long Beach talk "hood venacular" a lot too ngl. I'm Chinese / Khmer but talk locally to Vegas. Definitely adaptive of your local community rather than your roots imo.
I was born in 81 in Wisconsin. We moved to Minneapolis in 1984 to the north side projects. I’ve lived in north Minneapolis from 84 till 2023. Yes, my vernacular is hood and I speak Hmong. It’s where I grew up. I don’t think twice about how I talk. The notion that I’m faking it to look cool? I’m a proud Hmong son, husband, brother, and father that has to carry on the clan name. It is my duty to practice my culture and burn joss paper and sticks for my ancestors when my family is sick or going through bad luck. My beliefs are so ingrained in my culture, I don’t have time to fake the funk so another community will be impressed with me. My self esteem is at a very secure level as a proud Hmong American man. And I’m sure there are more Asians outside of Minneapolis that share a similar experience. To suggest that we just wanna act “black,” is preposterous. Carry on.
drake is from toronto we are the most diverse city in the world and hes went to many different schools and has many types of friends from many cultures
I grew up up in the same area (Daly City/SF)and actually went to school with Adonis. For the most part everyone talks like that. We have a very diverse culture here everyone interacts with everyone. I've been asked the same question before when I was younger. And of coarse its always out of towners that ask that.
Silicon Valley is in The Bay Area and Silicon Valley techies sound pretty damn White they do not sound like E-40 at all!
Ben Baller prime example of being around the black Hiphop culture. But it’s definitely a black vernacular
All my friends were black but I never talked just like them except I would say for real sometimes and other white people laugh at me
I’ll say this, it’s fine to speak however you want, just don’t make assumptions that everyone from a certain group speaks a certain way.
In example, I didn’t grow up speaking AAVE, often times I’ll meet non Blacks who will attempt to speak to me in AAVE as a way to “connect” with me or something and it’s like …
1. “What are you doing?”
2. “If you can learn / pick up AAVE, you can also pick up how to code switch”.
People can do what they like, just don’t expect everyone to accept it or even like it.
I feel as if black people can like and be weebs, those who grew up in black neighbors or with black people, they can talk black. Hell, I talk country cause I grew up in the country. What!? Yup. It's a location thing.
You better not be talking back to ur Asian par… wait
Im Filipino people always ask if Im half black
Keep in mind Asian Americans are only about 3% of the population so a LOT of Americans don't have exposure. Most Americans are from rural areas where they might not really know any Asian Americans.
So thank you for helping the exposure.
I used to have an issue with other ethnicities sounding like us. We get ridiculed for it and they SOUND COOL. They can get rid of their accent and no longer carry the stigma because of the way they look. We on the other hand don't have that luxury. Now I just don't care anymore, it is what it is. Southern Asians still get a smile out of me, and life goes on.
Before moving to the Bay I was raised in Chicago, When I went to H.S. in O-town, kids asked me why I talked like that. As a teen high schooler, I never thought of it and just tell them I just moved here from Chicago. Guess I didn't talk like the valley, 🤭🤭
Da Bears
That’s how most ABCs talk in the lower east side especially Smith pjs China Mac is not special over here that’s normal
Guys you should check out the Asian in Trinidad!
I don't have an issue. the issue though, is akwafina. Sorry, maybe I'm wrong, but kind of feels she's faking it. Or at least exageratting it in her movie, with the screaming.
Have you guys met or talked to Jaeki from Alumni NY/Righteous Eats?
For me as a black person, this is a very interesting conversation. I talk like a total valley girl and It’s a product of my environment and I have caught shit for it but I don’t care since I love my natural voice and accent. I personally don’t care at all if other races NATURALLY have a certain accent. Many people perform a blaccent and shit on black people at the same time so that is where the defensiveness against it comes from. But if a Filipino grew up in a certain neighborhood and genuinely has that manner of speak I say more power to him
Cambodians do this, I slip into it sometimes. It’s just a thing. Growing up in RVA that was how people talked.
In the Philippines were have a , tribes,in Pampanga,abra ,in Mindanao, in Visaya,they were like a Black,Samoan looks,they name's group, Igorot,aetas,badjao,many more 🇵🇭
There's a hip hop radio station in Miami called 99 Jamz and every Saturday night they'd play Dancehall music. I was shocked when I found out the DJ was Asian, he sounded Jamaican af. King Waggy Tee was his name.
He sounded Jamaican because he was Jamaican ! 🤣He was born there !
I am a San Francisco native 🌁.
I daresay Filipinos can. Examples: KZ Tandingan and EZ Mil.
Related. EZ Mil did a rap duet with Eminem. In the rap, Em retaliated against Melle Mel, who dissed the rapping of Em. 😖
I'm chinese, and I grew up with filipinos folks. So, its common in the yay area.
It happened to me all the time when i was in the navy. Nothing new to me. Until i told them i'm from long beach, ca then all would say, "ayy, oh oh ok ok, i see it now." LOL
so like wat do they expect asians to sound like? that whole idea in itself is pretty racist too
This would be like telling a non-white person to drop their English accent if they grew up in Great Britain. Is it jarring to hear if you aren't accustomed to it? Sure. But if the person naturally speaks in that manner, it's not like they can change it. Our upbringing and our immediate surroundings greatly shape how we communicate. It's fine as long as he's not fabricating it or artificially exaggerating for the sake of "sounding cool."
I definitely talk more White as an Asian person. It’s just about where you were raised. If seeing an Asian person talk like a Black person is so disruptive to your sensibility, then you need to travel more.
Trust me, when i first met Adonnis, his voice scared me and still does... Lol. But yes, he's always sounded and talked like that. He didn't just pick it up out of nowhere and ain't talkin' like that for social media.
there is no such thing as talking like a black person black people can talk how ever they want
Black people: there's no such thing as black talk
Also black people : wtf you trying to sound black
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Being from New Orleans, some of our Asians sound regular. And some Asians sound like me🤷🏾♂️ depends on what hood they’re from